Combined name and bell-button plate



Nov, 5, 1929.

cs. H. KROGEL 1,734,678

COMBINED NAME AND BELL BUTTON PLATE Original Filed Sept. 18. 1922 2Sheet Sneez 1 lNVmTOR iWrrNEss: ATTORNEY NOV. 5, 1929. KROGEL 1,734,678

COMBINED NAME AND BELL BUTTON PLATE Original Filed Sept. '18. 1922 2Sheets-Sheet: 2

Gear 2 /7f //7"yZ mvmToR Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITE STATES GEORGE H.KROGEL, OF TROY, NEW YORK COMBINED NAME, AND BELL-BUTTON PLATE 1Application filed September 18, 1922, Serial No, 589,034. Renewed-March26, 1926.

This invention relates to a name plate for dwellings and the like, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide a plate carrying thename of the occupants of the build ing or dwelling with means forilluminating the same. 7

Another object of the invention is to associate a button with the platefor ringing the door bell.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying draw" ings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a fragmentary view of a door casing showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1. I

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view of the circuit.

Figures 5 and 6 are detail views.

In these views 1 indicates a part of the door casing to which the deviceis applied. The device consists of a cover 2 which is adapted to befastened to the casing by the screws 3. The cover is provided with an 35opening 4 which is closed by: a transparent plate 5 under which isplaced a sheet 6 of semi-transparent material which contains the name ofthe occupant. A bell button 7 is placed at one end of the cover and alight button 8 is placed at the other end, the bell button beingpreferably composed of black material and the other button of whitematerial. These buttons are held in raised position by the springs 9,the spring for the button 8 having its end extending through a slot 10in the end of the cover, one wall of this slot being provided with anotch 11 for receiving the spring so as to hold the same depressed andin engagement wit-h the contact 12 which is connected by the conductor13 with the am 14. The lamp Sara 15 is eonnecte i'.

bythe conductor 16 with the source of supply 17, which is connected'by aconductor 18 with one of the rivets 19 which connect thesprings with thefibre baseQO. The springs are connected together by thewires 21. Theterminal 22 for the bell button is. connected by the conductor 23withthe bell 24, said bell being connected with thebattery 1 17. The top, ofthe cover contains the wfordsbeo,v Bell and Light to indicate the bellbut ton and the light button.

From the foregoing it will be seenthat a person desiring to 'findwhetheror .not he is at the correct residence-willpress. upon the. 4 v

cupants can keep the name illuminatedby 70, I

placing the spring 9 the notch 11 so a s'to hold the lamp circuitclosed. The-device. presents a neat and attractive appearanceand is verycompact. The bell'and lamp circuits are independent of each other sothat one'can be used without the other. i v a l s It is thought from theforegoing descrip' tion that the advantages and novel features of myinvention will be readily apparent.

I desire, it to be understood that I may make changes in theconstruction andin the combination and arrangement of the several,parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaims. i

What I claim is 1 l 1. .A switch for-sign plateshavingasource ofillumination designed for momentary or permanent energization, includingan insulating strip adapted to be secured to a fixture and having acontact, a casing secured to the fiXture about and enclosing theinsulating strip,said casing including outstanding walls beyondthe stripand a top :wall parallel to the strip and formed with an opening of lessdimension than said wall, a spring plate secured to the insulating stripand overlying the contact, the end of the plate projecting through anopening in one of the outstanding walls of the casing, a push-buttonfreely slid- I able in the top wall beyondthe opening there- 1 9;

in and overlying the spring plate to move the spring plate intoengagement with the contact, and means integral with the casing to lockthe spring plate in engagement with the contact.

2. A switch for sign plates having a source of illumination designed formomentary or permanent energization, including an insulating stripadapted to be secured to a fixture and having a contact, a casingsecured to the fixture about and enclosing the insulating strip, saidcasing including outstanding walls beyond the strip and a top wallparallel to the strip and formed with an opening of less d mension thansaid, wall, a spr ng plate secured to the insulating strip and overlylngth'e'contact, the end of the plate projecting through an opening'in oneof the outstandingwalls of the casing, a push-button freely slidable thetop wall beyond the opening therein and overlying the spring plate tomove the spring'plate into engagement with the contact, that end of thespring plate projecting'beyond the casing providing a means whereby'theplate may be operated with relation to the Contact independently of thebutton. V

A switch for sign plates having a source off illumination designed formomentary or permanent 'energi'zation, including an insulating stripadaptedto be secured to a fixture and having a contact, a casing securedto the fixture' about 'and enclosing theinsulating stri'p,'said casingincluding outstanding walls beyond the strip and a top wall parallel tothe strip' and formed with'an opening of less dimension than saiclyvall,a spring plate secured to the'insulating strip and overlying thecontact, the end of the plate projecting through an opening in one ofthe outstanding walls of thecasing, and a push-button freely slidablein'the top wall beyond the opening therein and overlying the spring plateto move the spring plate into engagement with the contact, one edge ofthe opening in the outstanding Wall of the casing being formed Y with alateral recess to receive one edge of the spring plate Whenthelatterisin engagement with the contact, whereby tolock the spring plate-incircuit closing position.

In testimony whereof I aflix mv SIQDMIUTG,

I Y GEORGE H. KROGEL.

